Round 2: to 470 B.C., part one
"Go to the copper, sir," the advisor said.
"What's your name, soldier?"
"General CivCorpse."
"Ah, so that's what I'm smellin'. Whew, buddy you smell like a three-day old taco compuesta."
"More scouts?"
"We need more lightly armed men running through the forests," Big Dick explained, gesticulating harshly.
"Reminds me of those summers in Kennebunkport. But there were girls involved."
"Should we send some girls with them? Good for PR ..." Rove pondered.
"Good idea!"
"Goin' for the food again," Cheney said, nodding sagely as he patted his belly.
"Damn! That's another ten bucks!"
Dubya looked to his advisors, confused.
"So we turn the malcontents into slaves, then send them packing to settle somewhere else?"
"Exactly, Mr. President. MERP is good policy," Rove said.
"MERP?"
"Mandatory Extradition Rendition Plan."
"Work on that name, Karl. I doesn't roll off the tongue."
"Walls, sir."
"You know, good fences make good neighbors."
"We don't have any neighbors, sir."
"Well then let's get some. Nothing like a good barbecue."
"The co-ed scouting parties, sir ... they aren't coming back," Ashcroft said.
"Making little scouting babies in the woods, I bet."
"Train more, but just send the, err, you know ..." Big Dick mumbled.
"I gotcha Dick. The new scouts will all play for the
other team," Dubya said, grinning. "No more babies in the woods. Heck, they might even plant some flowers."
"This free market slavery seems to be unpopular. My approval rating is in the crapper," Dubya complained.
"It's just the lazy liberals," Big Dick murmured.
"Time for another relocation!"
"Sure, I'm into the mystic, Pat. I was really into it back in college, usually with a couple Kappas in the sack and Jerry Jeff Walker playing in the background."
"We have to think about your immortal soul."
"You mean God and stuff?"
"Yes, Mr. President."
"The people really like God, sir," Rove whispered.
"Sign me up, padre!"
"I've seen some naked men running around in the woods with clubs," Dubya said.
"Are you sure those aren't our scouts?" Big Dick asked, concerned.
"No, those are wild barbarians," Ashcroft explained.
"What we need is a big ass wall to keep the illegal aliens out," Big Dick said.
"Cool! Just make sure we keep the good cooks and the gardeners," Dubya pleaded. "Especially the greenskeepers!"
"Uh, sir, someone else built the Big Ass Wall," Chertoff said meekly.
"What kind of homeland defense is that?"
"Don't worry, Mr. President. Their Wall will keep their illegal aliens
in," Rove soothed.
"And they'll have to foot the bill for that sucker, too. Sounds good!"
"I'm feeling all mystical, Pat."
"You need to relax, Mr. President. Meditate."
"What, just sit here?"
"Exactly."
"Hell, I do that all day. No sweat!"
"I have always admired your toughness and willpower, Winnie. Your ability to see through the politics and avoid the easy route. Standing tall, never givin' an inch," Dubya said, slapping the Englishman on the knee. "More steak?"
"Mmrph," Churchill said, nodding with a mouthful.
"First those barbarians burn the cornfield ..."
"Disgruntled illegal aliens," Rove whispered.
"Right, first those nasty illegal aliens burn our corn, then the copper mine blows up. Where are the workers?"
"They're off pursuing their economic freedom in New York, mining the gems there," Greenspan noted.
"Get me a few for Laura," Dubya said after a moment.
"zzzzzzz."
"Mr. President, stop meditating if you would," Pat said.
"Mrrph. Yeah?"
"We need to learn how to teach other people how to mystically meditate."
"Good idea. Folks are too wound up around here. Grab my slippers, Pat."